Xunyang (simplified Chinese: 旬阳市; traditional Chinese: 旬陽市; pinyin: Xúnyáng Shì; formerly written as (Chinese: 洵陽) until 1964)[1] is a county-level city in the south of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Hubei province to the northeast and southeast. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ankang. Its administrative seat is in the town of Chengguan [zh].[2] The county covers an area of 3,540.8 square kilometres (1,367.1 sq mi),[2] and has a population of 450,122 as of 2019.[3]
Since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the county has belonged to Ankang.[4] In 1964, its name was changed from Xunyang County (Chinese: 洵阳县; pinyin: Xúnyáng Xiàn) to Xunyang County (Chinese: 旬阳县; pinyin: Xúnyáng Xiàn), due to the uncommon nature of the previous first character.[4]
As of 2019, Xunyang County has a population of 450,122 people, who reside in 149,961 households.[3] The county's dominant ethnicity is Han, but populations of Hui, Manchu, Korean, Tujia, Nakhi, Mongol, Miao, Kam, and Yi people reside within the county.[3]
The county's main agricultural products include various grains, oils, tobacco, and vegetables.[7] In 2019, the county had about 1 million heads of poultry, 205 thousand heads of swine, 134 thousand heads of goats, and 67 thousand heads of cattle.[7] The county also has sizable aquaculture and forestry industries.[7]
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